Washoe County School District Superintendant Pedro Martinez gives his state of education address Wednesday night at Reno High School 1/22/14. Photo by Tim Dunn/RGJ

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Washoe County Superintendent Pedro Martinez vowed in a speech Wednesday that teachers will know more than ever about their students and the community will know exactly where every taxpayer dollar is spent on local education.

In his second State of Education address at Reno High School, Martinez promised an online checkbook and an electronic data warehouse that contains the progress and test scores of every student.

"We have heard you loud and clear and we have to be transparent," Martinez said to a crowd of educators and community leaders, many who he credited with district's ...